Grand Hyatt Jeju Opens in Jeju Dream Tower
With 1,600 rooms, 14 restaurants and bars and the island’s largest pool deck, the Lotte Tour Development project becomes Hyatt’s biggest hotel in Asia Pacific.
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Four Seasons Returns to Bangkok on the Chao Phraya
Jean-Michel Gathy shaped the interiors of the 299-key riverside hotel, which opens with a Cantonese restaurant, an Italian dining room and BKK Social Club.
The Hari Hong Kong Opens in Wan Chai
The Harilela family’s second Hari hotel, after London, arrives on Hong Kong Island with 210 rooms designed by Tara Bernerd & Partners.
Azumi Setoda Revives a 140-Year-Old Setouchi Estate
Adrian Zecha’s new ryokan concept takes over a salt merchant family’s compound on Ikuchijima, restored by sukiya specialist Shiro Miura.
Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto Opens Opposite Nijo Castle
A Luxury Collection hotel rises on the former Kyoto residence of the Mitsui family, entered through a 300-year-old gate and served by its own onsen.
The Tokyo Edition, Toranomon Opens With Kengo Kuma
Ian Schrager’s brand makes its Japan debut on the top floors of Tokyo World Gate, with 206 rooms and a planted sky garden terrace.
Capella Bangkok Opens on the Chao Phraya
Capella’s first Thai hotel brings 101 river-view rooms, suites and villas to Charoenkrung, with Mauro Colagreco’s Côte and Thai restaurant Phra Nakhon.
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Unveils The Aubrey
Maximal Concepts took over the hotel’s 25th floor with a Japonisme-inspired izakaya built around three bars, harbour views and a deep whisky list.
The Tokyo Toilet: Ando, Ban and Maki Redesign Shibuya’s Restrooms
Seventeen public toilets across Shibuya are being rebuilt by architects including four Pritzker laureates, with Shigeru Ban’s colour-glass pavilions among the first to open.
Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi Opens
Four Seasons’ third Japanese hotel occupies the upper floors of a 39-storey Otemachi tower, with Jean-Michel Gathy interiors and Imperial Palace views.